The six-piece’s hour-long goth-influenced punk rock set was unrelenting and heavy, with lead singer Delfi Sorento’s frenetic stage ownership and drummer Mario Perez’s high-tempo beat setting the pace throughout.
And the packed Bergy Bandroom crowd was hooked from the first note. You can find our full gallery below.
If you missed this show you have a reprieve, with another six dates to come on The Maggie Pills’ Victoria and New South Wales tour. The band will play an all-ages gig in Frankston on 8 July, with Geelong following on the 15th and RMIT on the 28th. Their last stop before heading to NSW will be Beechworth on 19 August.
Find out more about upcoming gigs and hear Hope is a Risk on Bandcamp.
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